New Ulm weekly review., 1887-03-02
normal school. Mankato, $57.5O0; state dcn'
cheney bill, S2.97z94
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.

HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Fixing salary of stenographer, Ramsey county
the inspectson, Weighing and hauling of erain:
providing for the 20 per cent reduction ~.
transportation rates on all classes OF 1relRnss:
authorizing St. Louis county to issue bonds fcr
a county building; authorizing Wtllmsr scnoos
district to issue bonds: authorizing officers OF
LIE Sueur to build town hall: improving;
water power OF Blue Earth river: amending
laws relating to city Of Ortonville: authorizing
public market building at Minneapolis au-
thorizing city of Hastings to issue bonds.
amending charter Of Fergus Falls; reatlSg 60
saughtering and rendering establishments;
amending charter city of CrooksSon; eBralnero
to issue bonds for sewers; to drain land IN
Douglas county: legalizing certain assessments
in town of Ortonville; Designating commits
sioner districts of Ramsey county; authorizing
St. Paul to issue bonds for a road IN Dakota
road trains; amending laws relating to the VII
lage OF Alexandria: appropriating money for
expenses of state government for ensuing TWO
years; appropriating money for state dehcency
fund.
SENATE BILLS PASSSD.
Providing for the taxation OF lands held DIV
railroads: authorizing village of Hutchinson to
issue bonds; establishing bureau OF labor statlst-
providing for the relief of persons whose lands
have been sold for alleged delinquent taxes;
providing additional compensation for auditor
and assessor of Ramsey county for clerk hlre
Fereps Eas to issne anh bonds: amending law in
cooperating the city of ST. Peter: incor poratlng
the village Of Henderson: regulating the fees OF
| sheriff of Scott county: legalizing certain
| ordinances of the village of Willmar;
fixing time of holding court in Martin county:
amending charter South Saltwater; allowing
relating to village of Canbv; fixing salary OF st.
Louis county commissioners: authoriz NJ St:
Louis county to issue bonds: authorizing City OF
Wabasha to convey certain real estate: am"nd-
ing laws relating TO charter Of Waoasha city:
authorizing city of Wabasha to issue bonds: re-
the village Of Sleepy Eye; requiring Scott
county towns to support their poor: amending
charter OF city OF Hastings.
SENATE.
The appropriations passed were as fol-
lows
Normal school at Winona, ST o,ooo: normal
school at Mankato. So, 500; normal school at ST.
Cloud, 49, 200; insane hospital at ST. Peter.
81 500, and maintenance for two years S32
asylum a at and
deaf. dumb and blind at Farlbault two years,
$1s5,OOO.
The senate recommended the passage of the
bill relating to the change of county seats. The
bill was amendedlby Mr.. Ives so that majority
vote Of the people of county shall locate and
provides that county seat may be changed by
majority vote OF the legal voters of the county,
but after vote has once been taken the county
seat cannot be moved again except on a three
hfths vote OF the people.
sENATDsBILLs PASSED.
For the regulation Of the institute for the
deaf, dumb, blind and feeble minded at Fari-
bault: providing for state militia to attend the
nationa reunion at Washington; raising salary
OF insurance commissioners clerk from 81 200
TO 81 500 per year; to provide for better protec-
tlon to railway switches: authorizing the settle
ment OF certain claims in favor of the state: to
furnish Minnesota reports; to appropriate money
keeping vicious animals: for the better protec-.
ton OF fish: to establish an experimental fruit
farm; relating to property exemp, from taxation;
authorizing druggists to sell liquors in com
pounding medicines: relating to actions and
Judgments; relating, to roads. cart~ays and
bridges; amending the charter OF New Ulm;
to transfer lands to the Austin, St. Cloud, Man
kato d. Southern railway
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Dakota county; to amend the charter G Of Fercns n
Falls; authorizing Winona to issue $4,000,
bonds for sewers; for the appointment OF a
phonopraphic reporter for the district court of
Hennepin county, at a salary of $4,000 per an
num- SO .'---
A bill to define and punish the unlawful
disposition of Intoxicating liquors by the
device known as the "blind pig" or other
contrivance intended to conceal the transac-,
tion, had Its third reading In the house YES
terday afternoon and was sent to the senate
The 6ili provides that any person who shall
be found guilty OF disposing of liquors
without license shall be punished by a tlne.
OF not less than $25. or by imprisonment,
and any person who rents or leases house
or properly to be used for such purpose iss
also to be punished by fine or imprisonment
Mr.. Hummer alone voted against the meas
ure.
SENATE.
SENATE BILLS PASSED
Bonds to build a Jail and court house in Lu-
verne; to exempt police and fire department
proceedings: fixing the sa aries Of police depart
ment of Minneapolis: to authorize Minneapolis
street: abolishing the board Of Water ~ commis-
sioners Of Minneapolis; to punish for false pre-
lenses In the pedigrees of blooded stock: TO pre-
vent practice Of frauds by tree pedlers: relating
to payment of bounties for tree planting: re-
latinG to the place of trial of civil actions; ap-
propriate money for Minnesota state prison.
relating to ire department relief associations:
relating to exemption OF church property from
taxation relating to property seized under at
soldiers IN the rebellion: relating to official
trusts in Goodhue county: relative to chan e of
county seats: authorizing the organization OF
the Mutual Insurance CompanNof Red Wing;
authorizing county insurance companies; for
taxing railroad companies; relating to partition
fences: relating to collection OF taxes: relating
to payment and redemption of taxes: relating to-
redemption from tax sales; relating to abstract
ors; appropriate money for normal school. Wi
mona: appropriate money for normal school at
Mankato: appropriate money for normal schools
nt 81: Cloud; appropriate money for insane hos
pltAis: appropriate money for deaf, dumb and
blind institute aud school for imbecies: to abol-
tsh obscene literature
Tne most important bills passed by the
senate were Hixon's railroad. bill, Grand,
nll's liquor bill.
HOUSE.
The house refused to adopt the commit
tee report report on the Coutier bribery
investigation. but almost unanimously
adopts resolution exonerating Mr.. Clou.
tier, the vote being rs to g.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Amending charter st. Crsix Boom company:
providing for relief James Mccarthy. Dakota
county: amending charter of Minneapolis loca-.
ting site for public building at Minnea polls:
nxlng compensation probate judge of Hennepin
county; amending act creating Minnea polls
park commission; relating to free schools In
minneapolis: exempLing soldiers from poll tax:
relating TO town insurance companies: providing
for relief of Conrad Bohn: relating to tax sales:
relating to coroners records: relating to notar-.
les public; relating to religious societies: ex-
empting property OF agricultural societies from
taxation
SENATE BILLS PASSED.